Experience Designer.
Software Engineer.
OSS Advocate.
I always come up with interesting ways to blend engineering and design in efficiently solving everyday problems for individuals and businesses that I work with; seeking smarter and newer ways to do old things while saving time and resources at the same time. I'm enthusiastic about OSS.
Highly skilled in Experience Design(xD), Customer Experience(Cx), automation, and Developer Experience(Dx) Engineering.
Over the past years,
I have helped to design and build great products, processes, services, and teams for companies and individuals. I helped them to win customers by solving complex user experience problems, from improving sales communications to designing customer onboarding. I do all these by considering moments of engagement, or touch-points between people and brands, and the ideas, emotions, and memories that these moments create. In the process, I create culturally relevant solutions, with a focus on the quality of user experience and automate the boring stuff.
I am currently the Lead Developer of 350.org - an international environmental organization that focuses on addressing climate change issues and promoting sustainable solutions by engaging and empowering individuals, communities, and decision-makers to take meaningful action on climate change. I am responsible for leading a team of software engineers in the development and maintenance of the organization's engineering infrastructure to achieve its mission of building a global movement to solve the climate crisis.
Before that, in 2017, I worked full-time with the African Women in Leadership Organisation - an international not-for-profit committed to changing the narrative of leadership in Africa, where I spent my time developing innovative products, managing the technical strategy, maximizing efficiency, and coordinating the various teams, operations, and individuals - in a stint that lasted until November 2020. Thereafter I worked as the Consultant Chief Technology Officer of the Nyuma Harrison Foundation (NHF) - a Zambian Not-for-profit focused on making healthcare accessible to children in underserved communities in Zambia.
At AWLO I:
- designed and implemented a robust technology infrastructure that overhauled the organization's image and earned it strategic UN Partnerships.
- designed and implemented a DevOps culture throughout the organization.
- created value across the organization's strategic business units across 12 countries through the facilitation of innovative technology solutions to power processes and drive digital campaigns.
- initiated a technology internship program with resulting internal and external career placements for the candidates.
- designed and created a fully automated Volunteers Management and onboarding system for the AWLC held in 10 countries.
I have stayed true to my creative inclinations by actively contributing to Open Source projects - something I'm passionate about - and working on personal projects. I also supports causes that bring access to justice and social good for communities by volunteering my time and skills at fledgling and established not-for-profits like Hope Behind Bars Africa - where I built the "Connect Lawyer" app to help indigent prison inmates find legal representation by connecting them with experienced and qualified pro bono lawyers.
I am a realist with a leaning towards optimism. I am a big believer in Midwestern work ethic. I choose books over movies 9 times out of 10 and try to find time to write and blog about productivity hacks, automation, and business.
I am passionate about technology, engineering, design, and education.